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Public hearing on N.W. 46th Street scheduled

Open house starts at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 27

The public is invited Jan. 27 to an open house regarding the pending nine-month reconstruction of N.W. 46th Street.

The meeting will last from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the commons area of Seaman High School, 4850 N.W. Rochester Road. It will offer members of the public detailed plan maps, construction sequencing and the project timeline, as well as a chance to ask questions of Shawnee County staff members and the consultant team.

The project will reconstruct and widen N.W. 46th Street between Rochester Road and Topeka Boulevard from two to three lanes. It will be carried out in conjunction with work the county plans to do to put in two roundabouts, one at N.W. 46th and Rochester Road and the second at N.W. 46th and Topeka Boulevard. Construction is projected to start in March and last through November.

The $3.2 million project will be paid for by a combination of countywide half-cent sales tax dollars, public works road and bridge funds, and federal grant money.